PLÉIreland

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) would like to bring your attention to online focused discussion sessions happening this month with parents as part of the consultation on the new funding model for early learning and care and school-age childcare. Please see attached flyer and further information at: https://first5fundingmodel.gov.ie/public-consultation/

As you will know, the Department has been consulting widely on this project since August 2020 including a call for submissions, parental poll and focused discussions with providers and practitioners.

It is essential that we hear parent’s views, what is most important to them, and what are their experiences of early learning and care and school-age childcare.

We would therefore appreciate your support in getting this invite out through your networks to encourage parents to participate in these important events.

We are hosting 6 sessions running between 23 November and 2 December 2020. Similar to our provider and practitioner sessions, these events with parents will be facilitated by Chris Chapman and Ali Warner from the Change Exploratory.
Parents can register to attend one of the sessions at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/parents-discussion-on-early-learning-and-care-and-school-age-childcare-tickets-128611090233

Parents discussion on early learning and care and school-age childcare Parents discussion on early learning and care and school-age childcare

The first three modules of the Quality and Regulatory Framework (QRF) eLearning programme are now available to access on the Túsla website;

Early Years (Pre School) InspectorateTusla - Child and Family Agency The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014 and is now the dedicated State agency responsible for improving wellbeing and outcomes for children.

Nice message from Minister O'Gorman as he urges young children to enjoy themselves as they return to ECEC.. Good to hear him acknowledge all the work done by the sector to prepare for reopening

Message from Minister O'Gorman at the beginning of the new pre-school and school year. A message from Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O'Gorman, TD, at the beginning of a new pre-school and school year.

PLÉ is delighted to see the retention of the Dept. for Children with an expanded portfolio. We extent warm congratulations to Roderic O Gorman on his appointment as Minister to this critical Dept. We look forward to working with him to deliver on the vision within First 5 to establish a sustainable and ‘effective’ early childhood education and care system.